Antiseptic tooth-brush receptacle.



E. FOWLER. ANTISEPTIG TOOTH BRUSH REGEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1912.

1,074,169. Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

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ERNEST FOWLER, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

ANTISEPTIC TOOTH-BRUSH RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Application filed August 27, 1912. Serial No. 717,268.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST FOWLER, a citizenof the United States of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle,in the county of King and State of Washington,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AntisepticTooth-Brush Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its primary object to provide a device of the abovetype which is simple in construction and compact, the same insuring ofthe brush or other object arranged therein being thoroughly disinfected.

. A further object resides in the provision of an improved construction,wherein the closure normally carries the disinfecting material and isadapted to receive the weight of the brush, whereby the latter can loweror discharge from the receptacle .by gravity upon opening of theclosure.

Other objects will be set forth as my'description progresses, and thosefeatures of construction, arrangements and combinations of parts onwhich I desire protection, succinctly defined in my annexed claims.

Referring tothe accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodimentof my invention, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate likeparts throughout: Figure 1 is a vertical cross section of a receptacleconstructed in accordance with my invention, with a tooth brush mountedtherein, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line 22 of- Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference, 1- indicates areceptacle, which may be constructed of any suitable material.Receptacle-1 as now considered, is of sufficient length to. freelyreceive a tooth brush,

as 2,. and has its upper end portion closed by.

a wall 1.

Reference numeral .3 indicates a closure for the lower end of receptacle1, the same' being hinged, as at 4, and provided witha spring catch 5which is adapted to engage over a lip 6 ofcasing: 1.

, Reference numeral 7 indicates .a carrier or holder for thedisinfectant, the same being formed of absorbent material, and securedby a screw 8 to closure 3 and having its inner or upper face formed witha depression 9, into which latter the disinfecting liquid to be taken upby the absorbent material, can be poured. This depression also servesthe ad itional function of preventing accidental displacement of thehandle of brush 2 from the closure, during opening movement of thelatter.

Spring catch 5 constitutes the free end portion of one leaf of hinge 4,as clearly shown in Fig.. 1.

In practice, the tooth brush is arranged in receptacle 1, as shown inFig. l, the bristle end being arranged in the closed upper end portionof the receptacle so as to be thoroughly subjected to the rising vaporor fumes from the disinfecting material. The free end of the tooth brushhandle rests in depression 9 of the carrier or holder 7 and therefore,when closure 3 is swung'downwardly the tooth brush will lower from thereceptacle by gravity.

Reference numerallO indicates an apertured lug, projecting from theupper end portion of receptacle 1, by which the device 1s adapted to besuspended on a nail or othersuitable medium, not shown.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, 1s:

1. An antiseptic receptacle of the character described comprising a bodyopen at its.

lower end, a hinged closure for the open lower end of said body, and acarrier for disinfecting material comprising an absorbent member securedto said closure and formed in its upper face with a depression, adaptedto normally have one end portion of a tooth brush engaged therein.

4 2. An antiseptic receptacle of the character described comprising abody closed at its upper end, the lower end. of. said bod being open, aclosure for the open end 0 sa d body, a hinge swingingly connectin sa1dclosure with said body, .one leaf 0 said hinge extending across saidclosure and havmg its free end portion formed into a spring catch, a lipon said body adapted Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 14 to beengaged by the free end portion of said day of August, 1912. hinge leaf,and a carrier for disinfecting 1 ERNEST FOWLER. material secured to saidclosure and adapt- Witnesses:

5 ed to'normally support the object being dis- EDWIN C. EWI-NG,infected. ARLITA ADAMS.

